The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008[2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site.[3] There are frequent additions to the listings and occasional delistings and the counts here are approximate and not official. New entries are added to the official Register on a weekly basis.[4] Also, the counts in this table exclude boundary increase and decrease listings which modify the area covered by an existing property or district and which carry a separate National Register reference number. The numbers of NRHP listings in each county are documented by tables in each of the individual county list-articles.

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National Register of Historic Places
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The National Register of Historic Places is the United States federal governments official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966 established the National Register, of the more than one million properties on the National Register,80,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts, each year approximately 30,000 properties are added to the National Register as part of districts or by individual listings. For most of its history the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service and its goals are to help property owners and interest groups, such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation, coordinate, identify, and protect historic sites in the United States. While National Register listings are mostly symbolic, their recognition of significance provides some financial incentive to owners of listed properties, protection of the property is not guaranteed. During the nomination process, the property is evaluated in terms of the four criteria for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, the application of those criteria has been the subject of criticism by academics of history and preservation, as well as the public and politicians. Occasionally, historic sites outside the proper, but associated with the United States are also listed. Properties can be nominated in a variety of forms, including individual properties, historic districts, the Register categorizes general listings into one of five types of properties, district, site, structure, building, or object. National Register Historic Districts are defined geographical areas consisting of contributing and non-contributing properties, some properties are added automatically to the National Register when they become administered by the National Park Service. These include National Historic Landmarks, National Historic Sites, National Historical Parks, National Military Parks/Battlefields, National Memorials, on October 15,1966, the Historic Preservation Act created the National Register of Historic Places and the corresponding State Historic Preservation Offices. Initially, the National Register consisted of the National Historic Landmarks designated before the Registers creation, approval of the act, which was amended in 1980 and 1992, represented the first time the United States had a broad-based historic preservation policy. To administer the newly created National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service of the U. S. Department of the Interior, hartzog, Jr. established an administrative division named the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation. Hartzog charged OAHP with creating the National Register program mandated by the 1966 law, ernest Connally was the Offices first director. Within OAHP new divisions were created to deal with the National Register, the first official Keeper of the Register was William J. Murtagh, an architectural historian. During the Registers earliest years in the late 1960s and early 1970s, organization was lax and SHPOs were small, understaffed, and underfunded. A few years later in 1979, the NPS history programs affiliated with both the U. S. National Parks system and the National Register were categorized formally into two Assistant Directorates. Established were the Assistant Directorate for Archeology and Historic Preservation and the Assistant Directorate for Park Historic Preservation, from 1978 until 1981, the main agency for the National Register was the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service of the United States Department of the Interior. In February 1983, the two assistant directorates were merged to promote efficiency and recognize the interdependency of their programs, jerry L. Rogers was selected to direct this newly merged associate directorate

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National Park Service
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It was created on August 25,1916, by Congress through the National Park Service Organic Act and is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. As of 2014, the NPS employs 21,651 employees who oversee 417 units, the National Park Service celebrated its centennial in 2016. National parks and national monuments in the United States were originally individually managed under the auspices of the Department of the Interior, the movement for an independent agency to oversee these federal lands was spearheaded by business magnate and conservationist Stephen Mather, as well as J. Horace McFarland. With the help of journalist Robert Sterling Yard, Mather ran a publicity campaign for the Department of the Interior and they wrote numerous articles that praised the scenic and historic qualities of the parks and their possibilities for educational, inspirational, and recreational benefits. This campaign resulted in the creation of a National Park Service, Mather became the first director of the newly formed NPS. On March 3,1933, President Herbert Hoover signed the Reorganization Act of 1933, the act would allow the President to reorganize the executive branch of the United States government. It wasnt until later that summer when the new President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Roosevelt agreed and issued two Executive orders to make it happen. In 1951, Conrad Wirth became director of the National Park Service, the demand for parks after the end of the World War II had left the parks overburdened with demands that could not be met. In 1952, with the support of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, he began Mission 66, New parks were added to preserve unique resources and existing park facilities were upgraded and expanded. In 1966, as the Park Service turned 50 years old, emphasis began to turn from just saving great and wonderful scenery, Director George Hartzog began the process with the creation of the National Lakeshores and then National Recreation Areas. Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has managed each of the United States national parks, Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the United States. In 1872, there was no government to manage it. Yosemite National Park began as a park, the land for the park was donated by the federal government to the state of California in 1864 for perpetual conservation. Yosemite was later returned to federal ownership, at first, each national park was managed independently, with varying degrees of success. In Yellowstone, the staff was replaced by the U. S. Army in 1886. Due to the irregularities in managing these national treasures, Stephen Mather petitioned the government to improve the situation. In response, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane challenged him to lobby for creating a new agency, Mather was successful with the ratification of the National Park Service Organic Act in 1916. Later, the agency was given authority over other protected areas, the National Park System includes all properties managed by the National Park Service

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Grand Forks Herald
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The Grand Forks Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper, established in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It is the daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is 34,763 on Sundays and 31,524 on weekdays and it has the second largest circulation in the state of North Dakota. Despite losing its offices during the flood, the Herald never missed a day of publication, temporary offices were set up at the University of North Dakota and at a nearby elementary school. Papers were distributed free of charge to flood refugees in neighboring towns, following the flood, the newspaper rebuilt its office building in downtown Grand Forks. Its distinctive features are a clock tower and the symbolism built into the structure. A new printing facility was built in an industrial park in the western part of Grand Forks. Knight Ridder sold the Herald to The McClatchy Company on June 27,2006, McClatchy had already arranged the sale of the Herald to Forum Communications, owner of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks. Today, the Herald is one of regional newspapers published by Forum Communications

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Downtown Grand Forks Historic District
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Downtown Grand Forks is the original commercial center of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Located on the bank of the Red River of the North, the downtown neighborhood is situated near the fork of the Red River. While downtown is no longer the dominant commercial area of the Greater Grand Forks community, an 80. 4-acre portion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, as Downtown Grand Forks Historic District. Today, downtown Grand Forks is home to offices, stores, restaurants. Grand Forks was first settled in 1870, in 1872, seven pioneers staked claims to land on the Red River. The 9-acre piece of land that would become downtown Grand Forks was first platted by Grand Forks founding father, Alexander Griggs and this was done in anticipation of the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad. A collection of wood-frame buildings quickly sprouted up and, by 1880, the city was incorporated on February 22,1881. The coming of the Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway in 1880 led to dramatic growth, new multiple-story brick buildings replaced the old wood structures. By the dawn of the 20th century, downtown Grand Forks had become the commercial, transportation, health care, entertainment, throughout the early and mid parts of the 20th Century, downtown Grand Forks was easily the dominant commercial neighborhood in Grand Forks. Major shopping malls relocated much of the activity which had once been centered downtown. Over time, institutions which had once been a part of downtown - the citys hospitals, post office. Built in large part as a response to the new shopping malls in Grand Forks, a roof was built over the street and the entire one-block section became an indoor shopping center. The City Center mall was, in part, a failure. The 1980s and 1990s saw little development taking place downtown, indeed, several major businesses such as Griffiths Department Store, Norbys Department Store, and Silvermans clothing store either moved elsewhere within the city or shuttered their doors forever. The Red River Flood of 1997 devastated downtown Grand Forks, the entire district was inundated with several feet of water and a major fire destroyed eleven historic buildings. An iconic image of the flood was the flooded and charred shell of the old five-story Security Building on North Third Street, after the flood, a renewed effort was put into revitalizing downtown. A new Grand Forks Corporate Center was built in the center of downtown to replace office space which had destroyed by the flood. Remodeling of the old Empire Theater, which had started before the flood, was completed

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Sorlie Memorial Bridge
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The Sorlie Memorial Bridge, also known as the Red River Bridge was built in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company to connect the cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, the Sorlie Memorial Bridge replaced a swing bridge on the same site that was constructed in 1889. It is a Parker through truss bridge with two spans and rides on rails to accommodate the ever-changing banks of the Red River of the North. The Sorlie Memorial Bridge was named for North Dakotas 14th governor, plaques on either end identify Sorlie as a true friend of better roads and bridges. At the time, the bridge was the only crossing in the area, and was important for carrying U. S. Route 2. It is the oldest documented Parker truss design in the state, Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota, National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission

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Adams County, North Dakota
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Adams County is a county located in the U. S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,343, the county was created on April 17,1907 and organized one week later. It was named after John Quincy Adams, an official for the Milwaukee Road Railroad. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 989 square miles. The population density was 2.6 people per square mile, there were 1,416 housing units at an average density of 1.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 98. 50% White,0. 54% Black or African American,0. 31% Native American,0. 15% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,0. 12% from other races, and 0. 35% from two or more races. 0. 27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,40. 6% were of German,27. 9% Norwegian and 5. 6% English ancestry. 32. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.85. In the county, the population was out with 23. 2% under the age of 18,4. 1% from 18 to 24,21. 7% from 25 to 44,27. 0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 46 years, for every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males, the median income for a household in the county was $29,079, and the median income for a family was $34,306. Males had an income of $23,073 versus $18,714 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,425, about 8. 5% of families and 10. 4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. 1% of those under age 18 and 11. 1% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 2,343 people,1,098 households, the population density was 2.4 inhabitants per square mile. There were 1,377 housing units at a density of 1.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 97. 3% white,0. 7% American Indian,0. 4% Asian,0. 3% black or African American,0. 1% Pacific islander,0. 2% from other races, and 1. 1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0. 9% of the population. In terms of ancestry,51. 8% were German,29. 9% were Norwegian,8. 0% were Irish,7. 4% were Swedish,7. 1% were English,5. 4% were Russian, and 4. 6% were American

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Hettinger, North Dakota
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Hettinger is a city in, and the county seat of, Adams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,226 at the 2010 census, Hettinger was founded in 1907 along the Milwaukee Roads transcontinental rail line known as the Pacific Extension. The city and its surrounding township were named by popular demand in recognition of Hettinger County, from which Adams County was created in 1907. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 0.86 square miles. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hettinger has a semi-arid climate, as of the census of 2000, there were 1,307 people,584 households, and 345 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,556.6 people per square mile, there were 720 housing units at an average density of 857.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 98. 78% White,0. 15% African American,0. 38% Native American,0. 15% Asian,0. 08% Pacific Islander,0. 23% from other races, and 0. 23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 38% of the population,38. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 22. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the family size was 2.76. In the city, the population was out with 21. 7% under the age of 18,4. 8% from 18 to 24,21. 9% from 25 to 44,23. 2% from 45 to 64. The median age was 46 years, for every 100 females there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males, the median income for a household in the city was $27,689, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had an income of $26,172 versus $19,674 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,148, about 5. 4% of families and 8. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8. 6% of those under age 18 and 13. 7% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,226 people,587 households, the population density was 1,442.4 inhabitants per square mile. There were 704 housing units at a density of 828.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 97. 4% White,0. 2% African American,0. 7% Native American,0. 7% Asian, hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 9% of the population. 42. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 20. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.70

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Haynes, North Dakota
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Haynes is a city in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 23 at the 2010 census, Haynes was founded as Gadsden in 1906 along the Milwaukee Roads transcontinental rail line known as the Pacific Extension. The name was changed to Haynes in 1907 to honor George B, Haynes, president of the Milwaukee Road at the time. Haynes is located at 45°58′25″N 102°28′19″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.14 square miles, all of it land. At the 2010 census, there were 23 people,13 households and 6 families residing in the city, the population density was 164.3 inhabitants per square mile. There were 16 housing units at a density of 114.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 78. 3% White and 21. 7% Native American. There were 13 households of which 7. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them,46. 2% were married couples living together, and 53. 8% were non-families. 46. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 1.77 and the average family size was 2.50. The median age in the city was 55.3 years. 13% of residents were under the age of 18,4. 2% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 13% were from 25 to 44,30. 3% were from 45 to 64, and 39. 1% were 65 years of age or older. The sex makeup of the city was 52. 2% male and 47. 8% female, at the 2000 census, there were 19 people,10 households and 5 families residing in the city. The population density was 143.4 per square mile, there were 15 housing units at an average density of 113.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 89. 47% White, there were 10 households of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them,50. 0% were married couples living together, and 50. 0% were non-families. 40. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.60. 10. 5% of the population were under the age of 18,15. 8% from 25 to 44,47. 4% from 45 to 64, the median age was 60 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. The median household income was $8,750 and the family income for a family was $8,750

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Barnes County, North Dakota
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Barnes County is a county located in the U. S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,066 and its county seat is Valley City. The Dakota Territorys legislature authorized a Burbank County in 1872, but in 1874 they renamed it Barnes County in honor of Judge Alanson H. Barnes who was an associate justice of the Territorial Court. It was finally organized in a meeting at Valley City on January 6,1879. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,513 square miles. The population density was 8 people per square mile, there were 5,599 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 97. 91% White,0. 45% Black or African American,0. 76% Native American,0. 19% Asian,0. 12% from other races,0. 54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40. 3% were of German and 34. 0% Norwegian ancestry,31. 50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the family size was 2.89. In the county, the population was out with 22. 30% under the age of 18,11. 30% from 18 to 24,23. 00% from 25 to 44,23. 60% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41 years, for every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males, the median income for a household in the county was $31,166, and the median income for a family was $42,149. Males had an income of $28,504 versus $18,447 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,566, about 6. 40% of families and 10. 80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10. 90% of those under age 18 and 10. 90% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,066 people,4,826 households, the population density was 7.4 inhabitants per square mile. There were 5,704 housing units at a density of 3.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 96. 4% white,0. 8% black or African American,0. 7% American Indian,0. 5% Asian,0. 2% from other races, and 1. 4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1. 1% of the population, in terms of ancestry,48. 4% were German,37. 2% were Norwegian,8. 3% were Irish,5. 2% were English, and 2. 7% were American

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Benson County, North Dakota
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Benson County is a county located in the U. S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,660, the county was created by the 1879 territorial legislature and named for B. W. Benson, a Dakota Territory legislator at the time, the county government was first organized on June 4,1884. Sullys Hill National Game Preserve and much of the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation are located within the county. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,439 square miles. Towner County Ramsey County Nelson County Eddy County Wells County Pierce County U. S. Highway 2 U. S, the population density was 5 people per square mile. There were 2,932 housing units at a density of 2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was mostly White and Native American. In addition,0. 10% are Black/African American,0. 01% are Asian,0. 01% are Pacific Islander,0. 16% are from other races,0. 79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25. 2% were of Norwegian and 14. 8% German ancestry,24. 50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the family size was 3.48. In the county, the population was out with 36. 10% under the age of 18,7. 80% from 18 to 24,23. 30% from 25 to 44,19. 40% from 45 to 64. The median age was 31 years, for every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.00 males, the median income for a household in the county was $26,688, and the median income for a family was $31,558. Males had an income of $23,056 versus $17,862 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,509, about 24. 40% of families and 29. 10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38. 90% of those under age 18 and 16. 70% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 6,660 people,2,233 households, the population density was 4.8 inhabitants per square mile. There were 2,950 housing units at a density of 2.1 per square mile

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Benson County Courthouse
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The Benson County Courthouse on B Ave. in Minnewaukan, North Dakota was built in 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, according to its NRHP nomination, the building is architecturally significant for its incorporation of the design principles of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It was designed by Russell & Crandall, a firm from Grand Forks. Also, a 1901 promotional booklet for Minnewaukan acclaimed, there are not many counties in North Dakota that can boast of as fine a county building as Benson county, and no people could be prouder of it than the citizens of Minnewaukan. It is 90 feet long by 60 feet wide, and 96 feet to the top of the flag staff and it is solid brick and stone, and is a model in design and finish. All the rooms are furnished with dark oak furniture, while the doors, casings, stairs and finishing is a light oak

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Minnewaukan, North Dakota
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Minnewaukan is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. It serves as the county seat and is fourth largest city in the county, after Fort Totten, Leeds, the population was 224 at the 2010 census. Minnewaukan is located at 48°4′N 99°15′W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles, all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 224 people,116 households, the population density was 829.6 inhabitants per square mile. There were 178 housing units at a density of 659.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 84. 8% White,11. 2% Native American,0. 9% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 3% of the population. 37. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.53. The median age in the city was 50.7 years. 12. 1% of residents were under the age of 18,4. 4% were between the ages of 18 and 24,24. 5% were from 25 to 44,39. 2% were from 45 to 64, and 19. 6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50. 4% male and 49. 6% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 318 people,148 households, and 87 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,157.0 people per square mile, there were 199 housing units at an average density of 724.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 86. 16% White,9. 75% Native American,1. 26% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 57% of the population. 37. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was out with 22. 3% under the age of 18,4. 1% from 18 to 24,26. 4% from 25 to 44,28. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42 years, for every 100 females there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males, the median income for a household in the city was $27,250, and the median income for a family was $37,000. Males had an income of $30,833 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,076, about 5. 4% of families and 8. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16. 2% of those under age 18 and 3. 1% of those age 65 or over

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Fort Totten State Historic Site
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Fort Totten State Historic Site is a historic site in Fort Totten, North Dakota. Established on July 17,1867, the fort was first built to watch over the surrounding Indian Reservation after a group of the Dakota tribe moved to the area after 1867, the soldiers were stationed to enforce the peace and guard transportation routes. The Fort was also the point for an expedition to survey the border between the United States and British Canada in the 1870s. The fort was decommissioned in 1890 and it was then turned over to the Bureau of Indian Affairs where until 1959 it was used as a Native American boarding school. Fort Totten became a North Dakota State Historic Site in 1960 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It was named for United States Army Corps of Engineers head Joseph Gilbert Totten, school children often attend the Fort Totten Living History Field Day in September. Forts of the Northern Plains, Guide to Historic Military Posts of the Plains Indian Wars, official Fort Totten State Historic Site website Totten Trail Historic Inn website HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey of Fort Totten Historic American Buildings Survey No. ND-17, Fort Totten,12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devils Lake vicinity, Benson County, nD-5, Fort Totten, Adjutants Office HABS No. ND-6, Fort Totten, Commanding Officers Quarters HABS No, nD-7, Fort Totten, Captain & First Lieutenants Quarters, Building No.4 HABS No. ND-8, Fort Totten, Surgeon & Chaplains Quarters HABS No, nD-9, Fort Totten, Second Lieutenants Quarters, Building No.5 HABS No. ND-10, Fort Totten, Hospital HABS No, nD-11, Fort Totten, Magazine HABS No. ND-12, Fort Totten, Quartermasters Storehouse HABS No, nD-13, Fort Totten, Company Barracks, Building No.11 HABS No. ND-14, Fort Totten, Bakery Shop HABS No, nD-16, Fort Totten, Commissary HABS No. ND-22, Fort Totten, Second Lieutenants Quarters, Building No.1 HABS No, nD-23, Fort Totten, Captain & First Lieutenants Quarters, Building No.2 HABS No. ND-24, Fort Totten, Company Barracks, Building No.12